Consulting Services

Real Story Group provides consulting services for firms selecting, adopting or optimizing content technologies, providing overall strategic guidance, mentoring product selection teams, and advising on best practices in technology implementation. We normally work with organizations who are already research subscribers. Our clients have included:

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Our engagements encompass some or all of the following services.

Strategy & Planning:

  • Audit your bespoke or incumbent vendor systems against state-of-the-art in the marketplace
  • Enterprise-wide roadmap creation for multiple, integrated technologies
  • Enterprise architecture planning
  • Project prioritization and sequencing
  • Content technology education programs customized for your internal team
  • Coaching you through the divorce from your current vendor

Selection:

  • Market analysis based on your requirements and use case scenarios
  • Requirements, use case, and RFI/RFD/RFP(Tender) development
  • Shortlist advice
  • Acting as a buyer’s advocate during vendor demo meetings
  • Vendor proposal / demo review and feedback
  • Facilitation of selection decision meetings
  • Advice negotiating contracts, ensuring you don’t buy more than you need

Implementation and Optimization:

  • Progress and maturity assessments looking at technology, process, information and staffing
  • Integration needs review
  • Governance model advisement
  • Tactical migration planning
  • Independent validation & verification (IV&V)

As always, Real Story Group works strictly for buyers and implementers, and never for the vendors we evaluate. So you can rest assured your best interests come first.

Interested? Inquire with services@realstorygroup.com to start the conversation.